All of the parrots amongst our fanbase are jabbering about how we haven’t beaten anyone with a winning record.
The trick to that argument is we’re often part of the reason the teams we play don’t have winning records, because we end up issuing them a loss.
The other part to that argument, it’s all talk. This team hasn’t really been talking much lately. Take DaRon Bland, for instance, he just goes out there and let’s his play do the talking. McCarthy didn’t hand us a bunch of excuses after the loss to the Cardinals, he stayed late at the office and just got the adjustments done. Personally, I appreciate how McCarthy is a perpetual student of the game and brings a level of curiosity, which allows him to adapt to an ever-evolving league.
That’s good for the players. By week 11, you ought to know what your team is or what it can do. The key now is putting it all together and executing what you’ve been preparing for on game day.
This team wasn’t the most prepared team in week 5. But they look like one of the most prepared teams in the league right now. They look as good as the Eagles and 9ers. The Eagles have just been blessed with luck lately, and the 9ers have shown they aren’t invincible.
No team is actually invincible. But in a one-and-done playoff tournament, you have to play like you’re invincible in the post-season to get to the Super Bowl. To get where we all want to be, we’ll have to win several in a row, usually against winning teams (unless we’re talking last year’s Buccaneers). This team can win the next 6 in a row. If they do that, anything is possible. I’m not counting them out to be the number 1 seed. Over the years, we’ve seen how the teams who gel and start coming together towards the end of the season are usually the teams that win, and we’ve seen teams start strong only to fizzle out when it matters.
I’m not going to say we are winning 6 in a row, but I’m saying we can, and we "should." It’s something in the air around the Cowboys, though. To me, this year feels different than last. Mostly because we’re not being predictable on offense. We’re not running up the A and B gaps to start the game. Instead, we’re passing to set up the run.
With our current defense, passing to run the ball is a formula with success. Had we begun the season with our current philosophy, we’d likely have a different record right now.
Somehow, though, I have a feeling those losses will end up being a blessing in disguise, especially the trouncing we got by San Fran.
This team is coming together, even more than last year, which makes me think we should win out from here.
